Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Creamed Tomato Bisque

 If you're anything like me, no matter how many cookbooks you happen to have in your culinary library, you tend to gravitate toward a select few. This week I have vowed to drag out some of the dusty oldsters that I've been giving short shrift and try some new recipes, but for today I'm revisiting a book that has long been a reliable favorite.
  I inherited this cookbook when I married my husband. It was as well-worn and comfortable as he was, and packed with interesting notes about dinners past.  Check out the price - $5.95!  You can hardly buy a magazine for that price these days. We have yet to prepare a recipe in this book that hasn't been good, but we haven't tried them all, so today I tested something different, and, no surprise, it was very good.  This easy to prepare, tasty bisque can be served warm or cold, so it's perfect year round.


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6 comments:

  1. Alycia NicholsApril 9, 2013 at 10:29 AM

    Hi, Pattie! For someone who cooks as much as you do, you have one of the cleanest and least crowded refrigerators I have ever seen!!!!!!! Mine is always stuffed full of containers filled with leftovers!

    Both recipes sound good, and I think I have most, if not all of the stuff for the pasta salad. It's a muggy day, and that seems like a good lunch!

    Hope you are doing well. Take care!

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  2. The Quintessential MagpieApril 9, 2013 at 7:41 PM

    This is one of my very favorite soups, and I ordered it just the other day in a restaurant. Glad you shared this with us.

    XO,

    Sheila

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  3. MaryApril 10, 2013 at 5:11 AM

    Your tomato bisque looks delicious! I love the idea of putting it in a thermos for a picnic! I always tend to gravitate towards my favorite cookbooks, I need to make an effort not to discriminate and visit some other ones :)

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  4. SavoringTime in the KitchenApril 10, 2013 at 9:40 AM

    Oh my gosh, I used to have that same cookbook! I remember the watermelon sculpture on the front as I tried to make it. It must have gotten thrown out because I just looked and can't find it. I'll have to see if I can find a copy at a used book store.

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  5. SavoringTime in the KitchenApril 10, 2013 at 9:40 AM

    I forgot to say the soup looks delicious!

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  6. Karen (Back Road Journal)April 11, 2013 at 6:26 PM

    It is going to be sleeting for most of the day tomorrow and this would be a wonderful and warming meal.

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